# lftp [option] [hostname]
noble@client:~$ lftp -u ubuntu www.srv.world
Password: # password of the user
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~>
# show current directory on FTP server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> pwd
ftp://ubuntu@www.srv.world
# show current directory on localhost
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> !pwd
/home/ubuntu
# show files in current directory on FTP server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> ls
-rwx------ 1 1000 1000 23 May 27 01:26 test.sh
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 May 27 01:25 testdir
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 12813 May 27 01:25 testfile.txt
# show files in current directory on localhost
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> !ls -l
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 3771 May 27 01:29 test.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 220 May 27 01:29 ubuntu.txt
# change directory
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> cd testdir
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~/testdir> pwd
ftp://ubuntu@www.srv.world/%2Fhome/ubuntu/testdir
# upload files to FTP server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~/testdir> put ubuntu.txt test.txt
3991 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~/testdir> ls
-rw------- 1 1000 1000 3771 May 27 01:31 test.txt
-rw------- 1 1000 1000 220 May 27 01:31 ubuntu.txt
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~/testdir> cd
cd ok, cwd=/home/ubuntu
# set permission to overwrite files on localhost when using [get/mget]
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> set xfer:clobber on
# download files from FTP server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> get testfile.txt test.sh
12836 bytes transferred
Total 2 files transferred
# create a directory in current directory on FTP Server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> mkdir testfolder
mkdir ok, `testfolder' created
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> ls
-rwx------ 1 1000 1000 23 May 27 01:26 test.sh
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 May 27 01:31 testdir
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 12813 May 27 01:25 testfile.txt
drwx------ 2 1000 1000 4096 May 27 01:39 testfolder
# delete a directory in current directory on FTP Server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> rmdir testfolder
rmdir ok, `testfolder' removed
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> ls
-rwx------ 1 1000 1000 23 May 27 01:26 test.sh
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 May 27 01:31 testdir
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 12813 May 27 01:25 testfile.txt
# delete files in current directory on FTP Server
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> rm test.sh testfile.txt
rm ok, `test.sh' removed
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> ls
drwxr-xr-x 2 1000 1000 4096 May 27 01:31 testdir
# execute commands with ![command]
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> !cat /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
...
...
ubuntu:x:1000:1000:ubuntu:/home/ubuntu:/bin/bash
# exit
lftp ubuntu@www.srv.world:~> quit
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